simonalvey 's review for:

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

3.0

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This is a brilliant book, that does what books should do, take you completely into someone else's life. It wove the politics of the moment (particularly their Black Lives Matter movement) skillfully through a narrative that also revealed the pervasive everyday racism and sexism of our society. It is also a loving and evocative portrait of Jamaican family living in the UK. All in all I found it illuminating and powerful, a vital read particularly for those of us who are white men.